Property Sector

Strong investment demand will support deal flow in 2022

While risks remain in the domestic market, all the indications are that interest in Irish property remains high

With €760 million invested in property in Ireland in the first quarter of the year, it’s clear that our market remains of interest to international investors

Joe McWilliams is head of HWBC Capital.

While inflationary pressures and the uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine pose real risks for the Irish property market, the evidence still points to strong recovery in investor and occupier sentiment, now that the pressures of the pandemic have eased somewhat.

Growth forecasts have been revised downwards, but the Irish economy is still expected to grow at a healthy clip over 4 per cent this year, despite ...